Rgdl
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I finally got my M818 home Wednesday. Thanks to Andy Cox at Army6x6.
Drove her approx 550 trouble-free miles home on the interstates with the pedal on the floor. It was a fun ride. The funniest part was taking the 494 by-pass around Minneapolis and having folks in multiple cars passing me take pictures.
First thing I did when I got home was bring it to a diesel shop for a provincial safety inspection. This inspection is a requirement before the province can issue me plates, and without a pass I can't drive the truck.
Mechanically the truck is in fantastic condition. It was a 2006 rebuild so I really wasn't worried. They flagged me for legitimate items such as:
- hardened wiper blades
- a couple burnt out bulbs
- headlights stopped working during the trip home. Looks like the bulbs.
- excessive steering lash
- steering box leaking at input
- hydraulic assist on right steer leaking
- steer shaft U-joint worn
Now the ridiculous items:
- holes in floor. I assume they're referring to the shifter and pedals.
- no sunvisor. I'm only 5'6" tall and I sit so high in the cab that I honestly don't think a sunvisor would make a difference if there was one.
- no window defoster. Duh....there's no heater. I won't drive in the winter.
- no front or rear trios, and no side (front fender) marker lights. This truck never came with these items, why add them now? It's really not that big of a deal. I can buy and install amber signal lights for the front fenders, and I think I'll build a head-ache rack behind the cab and mount my trios up there.
So that's it. I have some work to do before I can really start enjoying this beast.
Oh yeah.........before any of you clowns scream
Drove her approx 550 trouble-free miles home on the interstates with the pedal on the floor. It was a fun ride. The funniest part was taking the 494 by-pass around Minneapolis and having folks in multiple cars passing me take pictures.
First thing I did when I got home was bring it to a diesel shop for a provincial safety inspection. This inspection is a requirement before the province can issue me plates, and without a pass I can't drive the truck.
Mechanically the truck is in fantastic condition. It was a 2006 rebuild so I really wasn't worried. They flagged me for legitimate items such as:
- hardened wiper blades
- a couple burnt out bulbs
- headlights stopped working during the trip home. Looks like the bulbs.
- excessive steering lash
- steering box leaking at input
- hydraulic assist on right steer leaking
- steer shaft U-joint worn
Now the ridiculous items:
- holes in floor. I assume they're referring to the shifter and pedals.
- no sunvisor. I'm only 5'6" tall and I sit so high in the cab that I honestly don't think a sunvisor would make a difference if there was one.
- no window defoster. Duh....there's no heater. I won't drive in the winter.
- no front or rear trios, and no side (front fender) marker lights. This truck never came with these items, why add them now? It's really not that big of a deal. I can buy and install amber signal lights for the front fenders, and I think I'll build a head-ache rack behind the cab and mount my trios up there.
So that's it. I have some work to do before I can really start enjoying this beast.
Oh yeah.........before any of you clowns scream
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Oops sorry.
H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks, wouldn't be a military truck without the holes.
